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-'''''Pinkerton''''' is the second studio album by the American alternative rock band [[Weezer]], released on [[September 24]], [[1996]]. [[Rivers Cuomo]], the band's lead singer and guitarist, wrote many of its songs after a painful leg surgery.
+'''''Pinkerton''''' is the second studio album by the American alternative rock band [[Weezer]], released on [[September 24]], [[1996]]. The album largely chronicles the romantic life of frontman [[Rivers Cuomo]] and his disillusionment with rock stardom.<ref name="thepinkertondiaries">Cuomo, Rivers. ''[[The Pinkerton Diaries]]''. 2011. Self-published.</ref> The album derives its title from the character B.F. Pinkerton from [[Wikipedia:Giacomo Puccini|Giacomo Puccini's]] 1904 opera, ''[[Madama Butterfly]]''. Cuomo has described the album as the story of his struggle with his inner Pinkerton.<ref name="thepinkertondiaries" />
-''Pinkerton'' is named after the character B.F. Pinkerton from Puccini's opera ''[[Madama Butterfly]]'', and the album plays as a concept album based loosely around the opera. Like the Puccini opera, the album includes other references to Japan, Japanese people, and Japanese culture from the perspective of an outsider who considers Japan fragile and sensual. It was originally planned as ''[[Songs from the Black Hole]]'', which Cuomo deemed a "space opera." The initial concept was scrapped, but the band incorporated several of the songs into ''Pinkerton''. The artwork on the album's cover is [[Kambara yoru no yuki]] ("Night Snow at Kambara"), a print by Japanese ukiyo-e artist [[Hiroshige]].
+In contrast to the band's [[Weezer (The Blue Album)|eponymous debut album]], ''Pinkerton'' features a rougher, more abrasive sound, intending to better capture the band's live sound. Upon release in [[1996]], the album received mixed reviews and was considered a commercial failure. The album has since received a critical reappraisal. It was certified gold in [[2001]]<ref>[https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=pinkerton#search_section Gold & Platinum]. RIAA</ref> and platinum in [[2016]]. As of September [[2016]], ''Pinkerton'' has amassed U.S. sales of over 1,000,000. It was the [[:Category:Book-end tracks|last Weezer album]] to feature bassist [[Matt Sharp]].
-The album was seen as a departure from the band's original power pop sound for a much darker and more abrasive sound. Upon its release in 1996, the album was considered a critical and commercial failure. However, ''Pinkerton'' has risen in stature to become one of the most highly-regarded albums of the 1990s, receiving much critical acclaim and is considered one of the most important emo albums of the nineties having introduced the genre to a wider and more mainstream audience. The album was certified gold in [[2001]] and platinum in [[2016]]. As of September [[2016]], ''Pinkerton'' has amassed U.S. sales of over 1,000,000. It was the [[:Category:Book-end tracks|last Weezer album]] to feature bassist [[Matt Sharp]].
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